Blue Tiger Scientific · Winpact
Winpact FS-05 Parallel Bioreactor
Put your next two experiments side by side.
Compare culture conditions, explore a new feed strategy or run different vessel configurations from one controller. The FS-05 brings two independently controlled vessels together on a shared platform, with a clear touchscreen and dedicated pumping capacity for each run.
Configured for your process—not a fixed bundle of every vessel pictured.
The FS-05 controller: one interface, two vessel channels.
2 vesselsper controller
0.5–20 Lworking-volume family*
8 pumps4 per vessel
10.4-inchcolour touchscreen
*Available working volumes depend on vessel type and heating arrangement; not one adjustable 0.5–20 L vessel.
Example FS-05 two-vessel arrangement. Vessel sizes and accessories are selected for your project.
Two runs. One workspace.
Make comparison part of the workflow.
Run the same experiment in both vessels or give each a different task. Compatible sizes and vessel types can differ, helping you plan paired studies without requiring identical hardware on both sides.
Duo heating supports two thermostat-heated runs, two dry-heated runs, or one of each. Choose the arrangement around your culture and utilities rather than assuming every vessel uses the same temperature-control method.
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Media development: compare formulations under defined control settings.
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Feed optimisation: investigate substrate delivery and process responses.
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Culture development: select stirred, air-lift or solid-state configurations to suit the work.
The parallel concept
Shared controller. Separate experiments.
Four built-in pump heads per vessel can be assigned to acid, base, antifoam and substrate.
Concept diagram, not a piping schematic or a performance comparison.
Start with the culture
Choose the vessel—not just the litre number.
Working volume is the intended culture volume; total volume includes headspace. Two vessels labelled “5 L working” can have different total capacities.
Five vessel approaches. See the hardware, then compare how each fits your process.
Example vessel configuration.
FS-V-A family
Jacketed glass
A jacketed vessel option for thermostat-based temperature control. Select the working volume and culture requirements together.
Example vessel configuration.
FS-V-B family
Blanket heating
A single-wall vessel with an external heating blanket. Available capacities depend on the selected vessel configuration.
Example vessel configuration.
FS-V-C053 example
Air-lift mixing
Gas circulation rather than an agitation motor. This 5 L single-wall example has no temperature control; jacketed options differ.
Example vessel configuration.
FS-V-D family
Base heating
A plain-bottom vessel and heating base. Match the selected capacity, heating method and cooling arrangement to the process.
Example vessel configuration.
FS-V-SA05P · 5 L
Solid-state culture
A specialist vessel and handling assembly for solid substrates. Sensing and handling requirements differ from liquid culture.
Photographs show configuration examples, not a five-vessel package. Liquid colors are illustrative. Each selected vessel has its own working and total capacity.
Winpact bioreactor vessel formats, side by side
Use this overview to orient yourself, then match the vessel family, working volume and heating approach to your process.
Vessel-format overview. Examples are not drawn to scale and are not a package of included vessels.
Detail: stirred glass and air-lift vessel examples.
Detail: heated and solid-state vessel examples.
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1–2: Stirred glass vessel examples
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3–4: Air-lift vessel examples
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5: Heating-blanket format
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6: Heating-base format
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7: Solid-state format
The positioning angles shown apply to the illustrated 5 L solid-state design. Available sizes, heating and sensing depend on the selected configuration.
Illustrative 5 L working-volume choices
| Vessel configuration |
Working / total |
Selection consideration |
| Jacketed dish-bottom |
5 / 6.8 L |
Thermostat-based temperature control |
| Single-wall + blanket |
5 / 6.8 L |
Dry heating; family extends to 20 L working |
| Air-lifter |
5 / 7 L |
Draft tube and micro-sparger; no agitation motor |
| Plain-bottom + heating base |
5 / 6.7 L |
Base-heated arrangement |
| Solid-state |
5 / 6.8 L |
Specialist configuration; confirm sensing and handling needs |
Single-wall air-lifters have no temperature control; jacketed versions are available. Vessel bodies are borosilicate glass with 316L stainless-steel headplates and fittings.
A different cultivation format
Take a closer look at solid-state fermentation.
The 5 L FS-V-SA05P is a specialist alternative to the liquid-culture vessels. Its assembly supports vessel positioning and harvesting as well as mixing.
FS-V-SA05P 5 L solid-state vessel and handling assembly.
Manufacturer feature graphic: the illustrated 5 L design supports 0–90° culture positioning and 120° harvesting. This does not describe every solid-state size.
Specify the material and handling needs.
Tell us the substrate characteristics, intended capacity and mixing needs. pH and DO sensing are optional in the published solid-state configuration, rather than assumed liquid-culture inclusions.
A mixed arrangement illustrates different heating approaches on the same controller.
Make the specification practical
Plan the complete bench setup.
Most listed controlled vessel configurations operate from 5°C above coolant temperature to 60°C; base-heated vessels extend to 90°C. These are configuration-specific ranges, not a universal 5–90°C claim.
The FS-05 requires 210–230 V, 50–60 Hz supply. Plan for dry, oil-free, filtered air at 0.5–2 bar and water at 0.4–1 bar. Supplied cooling water must be at least 15°C below the operating setpoint.
Controller dimensions are 400 × 549 × 740 mm (W × L × H). Add space for both vessels, tubing, utilities and access—and check autoclave clearance with the condenser attached.
Controller anatomy: A touchscreen; B pumps; C USB; D power; E flowmeters; F front panel.
Control with context
Keep routine adjustments close at hand.
The touchscreen brings process settings and pump control into one interface. Built-in pumps run at 0–65 rpm in 1 rpm increments; 15-step programming supports structured process sequences.
USB export and Ethernet remote communication help connect bench work with review. An external PC can network up to 16 FS-05 controllers for up to 32 vessels—not 32 vessels directly connected to one controller.
Choose advanced capabilities deliberately: EZScript, external pumps and additional analytical devices are options to discuss with your configuration.
FS-05 close-up: eight pump heads, with four assigned to each vessel channel.
Look at the details
Dedicated feeds for each experiment.
The two banks of four built-in pump heads give each vessel its own pumping capacity. Assign them to acid, base, antifoam and substrate according to the selected process.
Tell us how many separate feeds you expect to use. If your work needs additional feeds, external pumps are a configuration discussion—not something to infer from the photograph.
See the controls, one screen at a time.
Explore the shared Winpact interface with individual views instead of a compressed screenshot strip.
Winpact interface view.
Manual process control
A view of individual process parameters and their control settings.
Winpact interface view.
Sequence planning
A view of programmed steps for a structured process sequence.
Winpact interface view.
Pump settings
A view of pump controls and feed settings for the selected process.
Shared interface examples. Optional functionality, including EZScript, is selected with the configuration. Open any screen image for its full-size source view.
Winpact remote-interface view. External PC and network equipment are not included.
Connect the bench to review
A closer look at remote monitoring.
FS-05 supports Ethernet remote communication. The published architecture allows an external PC to connect up to 16 FS-05 controllers, representing up to 32 vessel channels.
Include your networking and data-review needs in the enquiry so that software, interfaces and any required external equipment can be scoped together.
A clear scope of supply
Specify what you need. Know what is optional.
Basic liquid-culture configuration
Controller, rotameter and built-in pumps; selected vessel assembly; pH, DO, temperature and foam/level sensing. Stirred vessels specify a brushless motor, impellers and baffles, with condenser and sparger.
A start-up kit lists silicone tubing, clamps, metal connector and autoclavable disc filters. Final quantities follow the agreed two-vessel bill of materials.
Configure separately
Vessel sizes and heating arrangements; water circulator/chiller; ORP, optical density, gas mixing, oxygen enrichment, mass-flow control, off-gas analysis, lighting, external pumps and EZScript.
Blankets or bases accompany the correspondingly named vessel configuration—not every vessel. Solid-state sensing differs from liquid-culture configurations.
Match the options to the job
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Oxygen-control needs: describe whether the process uses air, oxygen enrichment or mixed gases. External oxygen and gas mixing require the appropriate optional hardware.
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Independent feeds: list acid, base, antifoam and nutrient feeds separately. FS-05 provides four built-in pump heads per vessel; additional feeding lines require a configured expansion.
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Additional monitoring: tell us if ORP, off-gas measurements, optical density, lighting or remote monitoring are needed. These are separate selection decisions, not blanket standard inclusions.
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Different conditions in each vessel: specify both working volumes and any differences in temperature, mixing, gas strategy and sensing so that both channels can be quoted together.
Find your fit
FS-05, FS-06 or FS-07?
Choose by experimental layout, vessel range and expansion needs—not model number alone.
Choose the controller around the experiment
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FS-05 Parallel: two independently controlled vessels from one controller. Choose it when paired runs are central to your work.
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FS-06 One: one vessel, three built-in pumps and a narrower controller footprint, with compatible working-volume options up to 10 L. Basic liquid-culture sensing is included in the published standard package.
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FS-07 Evo: one vessel with four built-in pumps, compatible working-volume options up to 20 L and a published solid-state configuration.
More than one FS-06 or FS-07 can be used when separate controllers are appropriate. Tell us both the total vessel count and whether you need two vessels operated from a single controller.
When FS-06 needs the EPM expansion module
The FS-06 brochure identifies selected pH-Stat and DO-Stat feeding functions, expanded oxygen/gas control, ORP, a second external pump, and pump flow/total-volume calculation as expansion-module-dependent. The relevant devices must also be specified. Ordinary onboard programmable control is not the same as this optional expansion.
Share the capabilities you need; the final quote will identify the controller, module and accessory combination rather than assume every illustrated accessory is compatible.
Winpact controller comparison
| Feature |
FS-05 Parallel |
FS-06 One |
FS-07 Evo |
| Vessels per controller |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Working-volume family |
0.5–20 L |
0.5–10 L |
0.5–20 L |
| Touchscreen / built-in pumps |
10.4 in / 8 |
8 in / 3 |
10.4 in / 4 |
| Controller W × L × H, mm |
400 × 549 × 740 |
250 × 510 × 500 |
400 × 600 × 740 |
| Solid-state configuration |
Available |
Not supported |
Available |
| Mass-flow / off-gas analysis |
Optional |
Not supported |
Optional |
FS-06 includes basic process sensing; some other expansions require its optional EPM module. EPM does not add a second vessel or extend it to 20 L.
Alternative model · FS-06 One
Considering a single-vessel Winpact bioreactor?
The FS-06 One controls one vessel and has three built-in pumps. The FS-05 Parallel controls two vessels with eight built-in pumps. Use the comparison above to choose the experimental layout you need.
FS-06 One illustrated with vessel-format and networking examples. Vessel sizes and options vary by controller.Controller detail shown for phone readability. Open the image to view the full vessel and networking illustration.
Front profiles only; use the dimension table for controller depth and allow additional installed-system space.
Look closer
Watch the system. Review the details.
Official Major Science overview of the Winpact Parallel Fermentation System.
Before you configure
Questions worth asking.
Can both vessels run different experiments?
Yes. Each vessel can run the same or a different experiment, using compatible sizes, types and heating arrangements. Specify both channels together.
Does 5 L mean total vessel capacity?
No. Here, 5 L means working volume. Total capacity varies: 6.7 L for a plain-bottom base-heated vessel, 6.8 L for dish-bottom examples and 7 L for an air-lifter.
Which setup suits gentle mixing?
Discuss air-lift vessels or pitched-blade impellers for your culture. Air-lifters use gas circulation without an agitation motor; stirred-vessel speed ranges depend on size and impeller choice.
What gets sterilised in the autoclave?
The selected vessels are autoclavable, not the controller. This is not an in-situ SIP system. The PT100 temperature probe is non-autoclavable; confirm the preparation procedure and chamber clearance.
Will I need a separate chiller?
That depends on your setpoint and available cooling water. Check the required coolant temperature, flow arrangement and heat load; an external circulator/chiller is a separately configured option.
Are all software features included?
Onboard control, USB export and Ethernet communication are documented. Advanced EZScript is optional. Confirm remote software and external PC requirements in the quotation.
Are these PDFs operating manuals?
No: they are product brochures. Manufacturer instruction and service manuals are accessed through its Member Download Center; request the appropriate documentation for your configured system.
What should I send for a useful quotation?
Share organism or culture type, working volume for each vessel, agitation and temperature needs, gas strategy, sensing, available utilities and autoclave dimensions. Include any feed or analysis options.
Your next experiment starts with the right configuration
Tell us what you want to compare.
Blue Tiger Scientific can help frame a two-vessel specification around your culture, bench and process goals.
